Statewide 9-1-1 Advisory Board Minutes (May 22, 2017)

The Board met pursuant to notice, at 10:00 A.M. in the Main Hearing Room at the Illinois Commerce Commission’s offices at 527 East Capitol Avenue, Springfield, IL.

Board Members physically present:

Karen Boswell

Ralph Caldwell

Larry Deetjen

Jana Fear

Deb Prather

Col. Kelly Walter

Linda Zerwin

Board Members present by phone:

Ken Caudle

David Clague

Glenna Johnson

David Tuttle

Board Members not present:

Bradley Bloom

Patrick Fucik

Sam McClerren

Deno Perdiou

Welcoming remarks:

Chairman Walter opened the meeting at 10:00 A.M.; the roll call was taken, and a quorum was present.

Approval of April 17, 2017 Open Meeting Minutes

On Larry Deetjen’s motion and Ralph Caldwell’s second, the April 17th minutes were unanimously approved.

Public Hearings

Kane County/South Elgin Consolidation Plan:

Motion was made by Ralph Caldwell and seconded by David Clague to recommend that the 9-1-1 Administrator approve the application for consolidation as submitted. Motion carried by a unanimous vote by the Board.

Motion was made by Ken Caudle and seconded by Linda Zerwin to recommend that the 9-1-1 Administrator approve the application for consolidation as submitted. Motion carried by a unanimous vote by the Board.

Legislative Update

The Chairman indicated that there has been no movement on the 9-1-1 legislation (HB1984/SB985). HB1811 SA1 & 2 which contained exemptions from consolidation for Rosemont and Deerfield were not called for a vote. There was also no movement on HB2967, which includes a $1.35 surcharge for Northern Illinois, and HB2608, a continuing appropriation bill.

Fiscal Update

The Board was presented with a summary of the Statewide 9-1-1 Bureau’s spending for FY17 through 4/30/17 and projected spending for all of FY17. Karl Pound indicated that the main distribution checks for January were cut by the Comptroller on 5/15. The distribution for counties under 100,000 were cut by the Comptroller on 5/18. March network bills are going to Shared Services by the end of the week. There is a reduction from $1.2 million to $580,000 per month as the amount held for grants decreased due to less than anticipated dollars requested by grantees.

Administrator Update

2016 AR911 Reports – 5 reports are still outstanding. 92% of Annual Reports are in for 2017. Sixteen 911 authorities have not reported to date.

2017 Consolidation Grants – Notice of State Award is next in the process. Awards in June.

NG911 Project – Mission Critical Partners has met with service providers and the Commerce Commission.

Old Business

Larry Deetjen requested that Karl Pound include the prior fiscal year with the spending for the current fiscal year. Karl indicated that it would only show 6 months for FY16. Ralph Caldwell recommended that the topic of unmanned backups be reviewed by the Board as costs are covered for some 911 systems, but not for others.

New Business

The Board presented Jana Fear with a plaque recognizing her service with the Board and as an advocate for 911 statewide.

Public Comment

None.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:56 AM on a motion by Jana Fear and a second by Linda Zerwin.